Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources. One day, I might pop up with an interview request when I feel they’re a good fit. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 6, 2020

Why this pitch appealed to the media : Nurse Curry serves a local community, Hampton Roads, Virginia. She provided local resources and her expertise as to how people in her community can care for their elderly loved ones. Media outlet that was pitched: WTKR-3, CBS affiliate in Virginia Beach. SPOILER ALERT: YES!

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. Anne Isenhower, Anne Isenhower Communications. I still subscribe to one print newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and read it every morning.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. I illustrate this for people with my hands: If you only get your news from newspapers and TV, hold your hands six inches apart – that’s all the news you’re getting. That kind of PR pitching reveals a shot-gun approach.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

In today’s media environment, pitching reporters and editors has become a lost art. But it can still provide large returns on investment by generating earned media coverage that doesn’t cost anything but your time and can elevate your client’s profile with one well-placed article or interview. If so, how? Keep it ethical.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

In this interview, Morgan discusses the importance of having a social presence, how to keep your digital community engaged and why the fundamentals of public relations will never change. Going into college I just knew that I would be a reporter at a newspaper. What drew you to the field of PR?

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Give me a new product or a service and I’ll give you a press release and several different pitch angles. You learn to value the art of the pitch (and subject line). Reporters always say they receive hundreds of pitches a day, but they aren’t kidding. PR professionals should pitch and write with the same mentality.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I enjoyed a 17-year career at several Detroit area newspapers, including 12 years at The Oakland Press in Pontiac, MI, before shifting gears and taking a job in public relations at Buick. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. These posts help PR writers come up with more relevant story angles and media pitches and craft them in a way that is more likely to gain journalist attention.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Now that I’ve morphed from journalist to public relations guy, I’m aware of how vital it is to target precisely the right reporter – so you avoid becoming the PR pro who pitches the launch of a new Caramel Coconut Cherry ice cream flavor to a reporter who is dedicated to covering Islamic fundamentalism in Qatar.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

To communicate effectively with your audience, you not only need to ensure your message is heard, but also understood. Howard Stutz, vice president of corporate communications at Golden Entertainment, says brands’ messages need to be clear and comprehensible. How did you get your start in corporate communications?

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PRSay

JUNE 5, 2023

There are infinite ways to talk about our relationship with the outdoors,” Thurston said in an interview with PRsay. Thurston is a speaker at PRSA’s Travel and Tourism Conference, held June 20-23, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wis. Are CVBs and other tourism groups pitching you now to come and visit?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

I represent Crain Communications and Automotive News as chairman of the annual Automotive Golf Classic, which has raised millions of dollars over the years for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. This event serves as an excellent way for automakers, suppliers, dealers and others to give back to the community.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this interview, he shares the difficulties of military communication, the need for successful communication in all industries and how to use movies as a guide for PR. I only thought to make the leap to PR when a friend showed me how the strategies and skills of public speaking translated into media interviews.

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

My role was to keep the startup founders’ strict two-minute elevator pitches flowing — for three hours — which worked out to roughly 17 presentations/hour, including interstitials! I split my time in the vast Enercare Center between hosting duties, interviewing select attendees for this publication, and catching a few of the sessions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2011

So I was asked to interview six PR pros who would work to expand the brand and product exposure, primarily from a publicity point of view. Here’s what we were looking for and tips on rocking the interview: 1. I interviewed people around the US with only two of the six in Southern California. Is location important?

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Maxim Behar

MAY 31, 2021

The world-renowned PR expert Maxim Behar was interviewed for MeTV , the first Indian / South Asian TV Channel from Australia, by Sukruti Narayanan, the MeTV Director of Public Relations and Business Growth. When I was a teenager, something like 13-14 years old, I was publishing a neighborhood newspaper on a typewriting machine.

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PR for Anyone

JUNE 29, 2021

How to Be on TV Shows: Think about what is going on in the world right now, what is trending, what holidays are coming up and think about how you can pitch a story around that. Why this pitch appealed to the media : The news at this time were mostly putting stories out that revolved around COVID-19 information.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

She’s done an extensive survey and in-dedpth interviews. On top of all that, she has also served as a DJ for the campus radio station, feature writer for both the student newspaper and yearbook, and as a sports nutrition PR intern. She was hired by Edelman in San Francisco and will start her PR career there this summer. .

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

The industry is undergoing one of its most significant evolutions in history, so we are producing lots of coverage about what that means in terms of new vehicles , investments, and profits, but also how this transition stands to affect consumers as well as the workers and communities that power the industry. I worked there for about 4.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This, for successful applicants, turns into an interview (which is where I came in). My own ability to listen has given me story ideas , helped when dealing with journalists and been infinitely beneficial in pitch meetings. Not as common is a genuine interest in the things around them. That got a big “check&# from me.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful . My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year – and very little in the way of substantive news has happened in the PR technology community since.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

We went from conducting media interviews in person around a conference table at their office or corporate headquarters to conducting these interviews in written form via email or via phone and video conference. And if you’d like to see other COVID-19 related communications resources, visit the PRGN COVID19 Resource Center.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

It may be a literal space like a billboard or a section of a newspaper or magazine page. Giving an interview about how you won the town’s barbecue competition. When the podcast or interview is published, you get free publicity. Build your reputation through positive news stories, community involvement, and good reviews.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

They knew the press would want fresh faces for interviews, so they organized a deep bench of media-savvy spokespersons and messages for journalists and news crews. Then the UK chain cooked up an extraordinary ad that ran in two daily newspapers. A professional PR and social media team couldn’t have planned it better.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. Writing proficiency will be the difference between you getting a second interview and a rejection letter. Second, Internship Experience. Ideally, with agencies or larger organizations.

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NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

So, whether it’s the political, the regulatory, the legal, the community, the media aspect, you have to be thinking about where there’s tools and technology and analytics that line up with each of those segments so that we can really have a comprehensive view of the situation around a particular project.

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

He told me of the time he went to pitch for a major lawnmower account. From this story, and many others, I acquired my learning that PR is about something bigger, something delivered in your actions, your living and doing as much as your next newspaper clipping. Now, I would call this role as managing Brand Character.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you read an article about an individual or organisation in your favourite magazine or newspaper you’re likely to view it far more favourably than if you heard the information direct. The Daily Telegraph was the first UK national newspaper to go online in November the same year.

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